3d print Dieselpunk fighter

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Part of my ongoing 6mm Ghibli inspired dieselpunk project, I present the “stork” tank destroyer push prop ornithopter.

The design was a collaboration between me and Eli Arendt (of loud ninja games fame) CAD work by me, printed on my form 1+ and just assembled primed, washed and dry brushed to show the details a bit better.

 

 

 

In the setting we are working on these are piloted by sky knights and the main anti-tank gun is manned by their squire working in the cramped lower fuselage. They are made as a fast response to the land cruiser tanks that have started to dominate the battlefield. (prints of that shown on the old forum)

 

Truth be I feel it came out a bit big, so I’m working on a 65% sized version, with the cockpit sunk down a bit more (keeping the pilot the same size obviously)

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That looks really nice. It really reminds me about Spike’s ship Swordfish from Cowboy Bebop.

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Thanks! The swordfish wasn’t na (intentional) inspiration for the original sketches by Eli, but my mind went there as well. I placed the “eye” windows to be reminiscent of the gunship from Mausicaä but it also echoes the swordfish. Funny how that works out.

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Couldn’t help myself, I blame Mecha for this colour scheme.

Notice the radial engine, it’s a bit hard to spot behind the props but its there.

 

 

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WIP on some potential oposing fighters

 

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